Daedalus

Hey you young whipper-snapper with your ipod and fancy "1.1"...

As Bart Simpson said "Digital audio tape, my butt; when I was growing up, we had cd's and I didn't hear anyone complaining."

Ok, enough silliness...upgrade from The Classic DA-1 will take place once we finalize the interior decor plan...it's a WAF kinda thang.

"it was striking how the Ulysses' provided a window on what was happening upstream. The invidual characteristics of the amplifiers were easy to discern".

Jazdoc: I couldn't agree more. In the past six months I've upgraded my preamp (from an Audio Research SP16 to an LS26) and my amp (from an Audio Research 150.2 to an SD135) and in each instances my DA-1.1's told me EXACTLY what was going on. In a way, the Daedalus speakers manage to square the circle by being both "ruthlessly revealing" and "utterly non-fatiguing". A lot of speakers that provide such a clear window on upstream changes can be unlistenable on a day to day basis. They may be a good "reviewers tool" but not not necessarily something you want around for the pure enjoyment of music. My DA-1.1's are now a year old and I continue to be impressed by their ability to raise their level of performance as you put higher quality components in front of them. It's like getting an extra $50 for every $100 invested in the signal chain. Fabulous speakers and it's great to see others joining in the fun.

In case people have not seen it there is a nice review of the DA-RMa posted at Stereotimes. The reviewer purchased the pair--no better endorsement in my view.

Thanks Dodgealum, I've been waiting for the review for a while. I just wish reviewers would'nt prevaricate and just say they like a product or not. Seriously, just one more bit of encouragement to take the plunge when I come to RMAF in October. He seems to answer my question about the base, emphatically and thank goodness, someone else with the secret vice of loving Opera

I hereby swear never to prevaricate again. Audiophiles' honor. But don't ya mean 'pontificate' or something? Doesn't prevaricate mean to lie?! Subjectivity it all is, but I tell it like I hear it.

Of course you realize, my next review will now likely read, "I liked this preamp. A lot. Really."
Maybe that'll be refreshing. Definitely easier to write.

Seriously, I really DID want to chime in on this thread a time ago, but the review was in process and I didn't want to give away the plot. The DA-RMa is truly a great and balanced loudspeaker. I love them, I bought them and I highly recommend them. Lou's a great guy too.

David